Džepčište (; ) is a
village
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in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Tetovo
Tetovo (, ; , sq-definite, Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena (river), Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, wit ...
,
North Macedonia
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.
Geography
Džepčište is located at the range of
Shar Mountain-
Scardica, as well as in the field of
Polog valley, characterized by relatively frosty winters as mountain stream climate prevailing during the long winter and warm and dry with temperatures reaching up to 45 degrees Celsius in the summer time for a Mediterranean climate. Overall, it has four seasons and fertile agricultural land and is known for the stable and very well-grown vegetables and local fruits.
Demographics
Džepčište is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of
Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 60 Christian households, 2 bachelors and 6 widows.
According to the statistical office of
North Macedonia
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, Džepčište numbers about 760 residential homes. Approximately 700 of them are inhabited by
Albanians
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and around 9 houses with
ethnic Macedonians. Many individuals from this village live abroad, especially in European countries where they work and live, many with their families.
According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 3.338 inhabitants.
[ Ethnic groups in the village include:][Macedonian Census (2021)]
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
*Albanians
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3.198
* Macedonians 33
*Vlachs
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1
* Turks 1
*Others 105
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Džepčište was inhabited by 1408 Muslim Albanians, 100 Bulgarians
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and 38 Serbs
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.
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Džepčište was inhabited by 385 Muslim Albanians and 80 Orthodox Bulgarians.[Vasil Kanchov (1900). ]
Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics
'. Sofia. p. 264.
Notable people
* Xheladin Murati - University professor
References
External links
Villages in Tetovo Municipality
Albanian communities in North Macedonia
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